The Hy-Vee locations will no longer be open 24 hours a day.
All Hy-Vee Supermarkets in the Omaha area now will close at midnight as opposed to operating 24 hours.
The stores will open at 5 a.m., said Christina Gayman, the chain’s director of public relations.
The change, which starts Monday, includes all 12 stores in the metropolitan area, including in Papillion and Plattsmouth.
“We decided to reallocate several team members to be available to shoppers during busy shopping times, which are during the day,” Gayman said.
Stockers will continue to work overnight to prepare the store for the next day, she said. No jobs will be eliminated.
Gayman said the supermarket chain, which has stores in eight states, always has had individual stores that weren’t open 24 hours. Thefts or other incidents overnight were not part of the decision to reduce hours, she said.
The move follows a trend toward fewer hours for other retail outlets in recent years. There are fewer 24-hour Walgreens in Omaha than there once were, for example, and Walmart eliminated 24-hour operation at 100 stores last year.
Amato's
Tony Amato, Ann Amato and Sam Amato pictured at Amato's in 2015. After more than 45 years as a staple of central Omaha dining, Amato's Cafe & Catering closed in June 2019. The restaurant was well known for its oversized pancakes, its homemade Italian sausage, and a devoted neighborhood crowd.
Blue Blood Brewery
Blue Blood Brewery in Lincoln abruptly closed its doors in May following a lawsuit brought by the property ownership group saying that the brewery and its owner, Brian Podwinski, owed unpaid rent. The brewery sat atop popular landmark Robber's Cave, whose owners have since reopened for public tours.
Buck's Shoes
Buck's, the oldest shoe store in Nebraska and a pillar of Fremont's Main Street, sold its final pair of shoes near the end of April, closing three years shy of its 100th anniversary. Founder Earl Buck started the store in 1922 and grew it from a single Omaha store to one with more than 30 locations across Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas.
Buck's Shoes
Kirk Brown, owner of Buck's Shoes since 1986, with customer Don Havekost. If you remove the time he spent at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Kirk has worked in Buck's pretty much every day of his life since he sold his first pair of shoes at age 13.
B&G Tasty Foods
B&G Tasty Foods, known for its loose-meat sandwich, announced its closure this past April and closed on May 27, after being an Omaha staple for 66 years.
Cabela's
In 2017, Bass Pro Shops bought Cabela's, a Sidney-based retailer founded in 1961. After consolidating operations at its headquarters in Missouri, Bass Pro then closed the former distribution center in Sidney and merchandise return center in Oshkosh in March of this year. Now all that's left of the Cabela's operations in Sidney is a retail store and a limited corporate presence.
Cabela's
In the wake of the sale, former Cabela's staffers have started two different outdoors businesses in Sidney, Highby Outdoors and NexGen Outfitters. Toronto-based company MMP Enterprises has announced that it would locate 155 new jobs in Sidney at the former Cabela's building, according to the local economic development partnership.
Dressbarn
After an attempted sale, Ascena Retail Group Inc. announced in May it would be closing the Dressbarn clothing chain, including locations in Omaha, Council Bluffs, Papillion, Lincoln, Grand Island and an outlet at Nebraska Crossing.
Family Fun Center
After countless birthday parties, mini-golf games and tickets exchanged for prizes, Family Fun Center closed in March of this year, selling off its remaining arcade games and inventory in a recent auction.
Gerda's German Restaurant and Bakery
Gerda's German Restaurant and Bakery, a mainstay at 52nd and Leavenworth, closed its doors in June of this year and will host its last Oktoberfest this month.
Gerda's German Restaurant and Bakery
The announcement that Gerda's German Restaurant and Bakery was closing came a year after the death of Gerda Bailey, the namesake and longtime owner of the business.
Payless ShoeSource
Shoes on display at the Grand Island Conestoga Mall Payless store in 2012. Payless ShoeSource filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February of this year and began closing its remaining stores in North America, including three stores in Omaha, one in Bellevue and two in Lincoln.
Shopko
Since declaring bankruptcy in January of this year, Shopko has closed more than 20 stores in Nebraska and Iowa, including this location in Council Bluffs.
Shopko
Werner Trucks at the Pamida-Shopko facility at 10808 S. 132nd St. in 2011. Shopko effectively closed the distribution center in April of this year.
SkateDaze
Longtime Omaha roller skating rink SkateDaze announced it would close in February of this year and held its final skate at the end of March.
SkateDaze
Josten Estremera, left, and Riley Van Ginkel at work behind the skate rental counter during the final Adult Request Skate. According to a statement announcing the closure, owners Scott and Pam Cernik "are ready to hang up their skates and pursue other passions."
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